There are 7 ways to get from Italy to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIN - SJO
16h 36m$483–1,504Fly from Florence Peretola Airport
cheapest- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FLR - SJO
17h 52m$373–1,504Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
16h 39m$496–958Fly from Turin Caselle Airport
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRN - SJO
17h 34m$604–1,106Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLQ - SJO
17h 36m$597–1,227Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FCO - SJO
18h 11m$456–1,110Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
18h 51m$571–1,136
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $480 - $1,500 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 36m and costs $480 - $1,500.
The distance between Italy and Costa Rica is 9498 km.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Italy to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 8h behind Italy. It is currently 7:54 AM in Italy and 11:54 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 776+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Italy and Costa Rica?
Iberia, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
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